To mark both Human Rights Defenders Day (9 December) and Human Rights Day (10 December) Tibetans and Tibet supporters around the world are taking time out of their to send a letter to someone they’ve never met; a Tibetan political prisoner;

DIED IN PRISON

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

Runggye Adak

RELEASED

KHENPO KARTSE

RELEASED

Dhondup Wangchen

Released after six years in prison.

Tibetan Political Prisoners

There are hundreds of Tibetan political prisoners held by Chinese authorities for opposing, or criticizing China’s rule of Tibet.

Free Tibetan Heroes is a global campaign highlighting Tibetans who – like so many Tibetans – have risked their own freedom to advocate for the rights of their people and to resist Chinese policies in Tibet. They are true heroes and their actions represent the wishes and aspirations of countless Tibetans living under Chinese rule.

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